IMA calls off satyagraha on health minister’s word

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NAGPUR: Indian Medical Association’s (IMA) nationwide satyagraha, which was to be held on Monday, has been postponed indefinitely. This was done after the Union health ministry called representatives of the organization for a discussion about their demands on Tuesday. Union health minister JP Nadda agreed to IMA’s stand on all major issues.

A protest day had been planned on November 16 by doctors across the country to press for five demands that IMA has been pursuing for more than a year. A protest notice had been sent to the Prime Minister, union health minister, minister for consumer affairs, home minister and union law minister. A copy of the memorandum was also sent to all the members of Parliament.

“We had also started a signature campaign on the issue, which has been signed by over 50,000 members of IMA,” said president of IMA, Nagpur, Dr Ajay Kate. Talking about the meeting that took place on Tuesday, he said that the health minister had constituted a committee consisting of the additional secretary (health), joint secretary (law), joint secretary (home) and joint secretary (consumer affairs) to consider the demands.

The committee will have three representatives of IMA and one from MCI. It will study all the suggestions for amendments on all five issues and submit a report within six weeks. The ministry has promised the doctors that there will be speedy action on the report.

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